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EPT MONTE-CARLO 2025 : PokerStars Open breaks all records with historic field
2025-05-02 - Fabien RICHARD
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The EPT Monte-Carlo Festival got off to a flying start with a record-breaking tournament. The €1,100 PokerStars Open attracted unprecedented crowds, beating previous editions by a wide margin.

2,387 players, 66 nationalities, over €2.2 million up for grabs. Monte-Carlo didn’t flinch.
The Riviera was buzzing from the very first days of the festival with a tournament already making EPT history.

 

A thunderous start on the Rock

 

 

 

From the very start, the atmosphere was electric inside the Sporting Monte-Carlo. The PokerStars Open, the opening event of the EPT 2025, shattered all standards: 2,387 entries – including 1,198 unique players from 66 countries – for a total prize pool of €2,291,520. A spectacular jump compared to previous years.

The four Day 1 flights were ruthless:

Day 1A: 594 players – 89 survivors

Day 1B: 157 players – 24 survivors

Day 1C: 1,138 players – 171 survivors

Day 1D: 498 players – 74 survivors

 

Each Day 1 ended once 15% of the field remained, ensuring a min-cash for those reaching Day 2. Result: 358 players still in contention, all in the money, including 120 French players still aiming for the title.

A highlight of the 2025 edition: the final table will introduce a revolutionary blind structure, based not on time but on the number of hands played per level. An innovation set to boost suspense and reward true poker skill.

The tournament is set to conclude on Sunday, May 4, with a final sprint that many dream of winning under the EPT spotlight.

The evolution of this event over the decade speaks volumes. Since 2014, the PokerStars Open in Monte-Carlo has grown steadily, attracting more and more players from across the globe:

Year Entries Prizepool Winner Winnings

2014 837 €811,890 Yury Nestrenko (UKR) €150,000

2015 993 €963,210 Sebastian Supper (GER) €177,000

2016 1,261 €1,223,170 Stéphane Dossetto (FRA) €218,000

2017 1,252 €1,214,440 Andreas Klatt (GER) €151,445

2018 1,501 €1,455,970 Guillaume Diaz (FRA) €250,000

2019 1,425 €1,382,250 Stefano Schiano (ITA) €244,500

2022 1,918 €1,841,280 Lucas Scafini (BRA) €250,000

2023 2,138 €2,052,480 Daisuke Ogita (JPN) €307,160

2024 2,096 €2,012,160 Atanas Malinov (BUL) €303,190

2025 2,387 €2,291,520 ?

 

With growing attendance and a record-breaking prize pool, the 2025 edition promises to crown a new champion in exceptional conditions.

 

All chip counts and live results on the Google Play app HERE or on the App Store HERE 

(Photo credit: PokerStars)

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